Economy and Business
Don’t Leave Equality to the Supreme Court
In 29 states, trans people can legally be denied jobs and housing because of who we are. Congress should act.
Wall Street Is Killing Local Newspapers
We can’t put a price tag on our free press — but unless we stop them, predatory investors can.
How Local Communities Can Tackle the ‘Death Gap’
Working-class Americans die younger. Here’s what your town can do about it.
My Patients Deserve Medicare for All
If my patient needs a heart procedure, we should decide that together — not some insurance company.
How Fossil Fuels Pollute STEM Education
Polluters lost the fight on climate science, so they’re spending money on something else: false solutions.
The Climate Strike Is the New Boston Tea Party
Politicians think the climate problem will go away if they can make the protesters go away. They’re wrong — and they can’t.
No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care
As the GM strike shows, employers use their workers’ health as a bargaining chip. Medicare for All would end that.
What the Felicity Huffman Scandal Says About America
Low-income parents risk jail time for putting their kids in better public schools, while the rich bribe colleges to shut the less affluent out.
Big Business Won’t Save Us from Itself
Nearly 200 CEOs have signed a pledge to “do better” than serving their own greed. How? They won’t say.
Fighting for Health Care in America’s Forgotten Towns
Life expectancy in my Western Pa. town is on its way down. But there’s hope — if we fight harmful myths about poverty.